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macOS Tahoe's Reversed Finder Icon Sparks Debate

2025-06-10

The macOS Tahoe update, unveiled at WWDC2024, features a reversed Finder icon, sparking controversy. The author argues this breaks with long-standing design tradition, appearing jarring and unnecessary. They point out the Finder icon's dark side has consistently been on the left since System 7.5.3 in 1996. While Apple likely aimed for consistency with the new Liquid Glass interface, the author believes it disrupts a classic design, filing feedback accordingly. They even redesigned the icon using Apple's Icon Composer app, demonstrating its compatibility with Liquid Glass while maintaining the traditional layout.

The 512x342 Mystery: Why the Original Mac Had That Resolution

2025-05-27

Why did the original Macintosh use a non-standard 512x342 resolution instead of the more common 512x384? This article delves into the reasons, revealing it wasn't simply a matter of technical limitations. The 128KB memory constraint, the CPU resource usage for a 60Hz refresh rate, and the pursuit of square pixels for optimal graphics and printing all played a role. This showcases Apple's masterful trade-offs in the original Mac's design, balancing performance, usability, and cost to achieve a surprisingly impressive product for its time.

Apple's Power Mac 4400: A Failed Attempt at a Budget Mac

2024-12-20

Released in 1996, Apple's Power Mac 4400 aimed for the small business market with a low price point. However, this machine became infamous for its cheap PC-style case, poor build quality, and frequent crashes. Inside, cost-cutting measures resulted in a "Tanzania" motherboard shared with Mac clones, leading to poor performance, compatibility issues (it couldn't even boot System 7.5.5), and a generally disappointing user experience. Discontinued in 1998 after the Power Mac G3's release, the 4400 is considered one of Apple's biggest failures, often described as a Mac version of a Gateway 2000.